Charlie (hatched c. 1899), also known as Charlie the Curser, is an african grey living at Heathfield Nurseries, a pet sanctuary in Reigate, Surrey, United Kingdom. Charlie became famous when The Daily Mirror published an article about her in January 2004. Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... Reigate is an historic market town in Surrey, England at the foot of the North Downs. ... Not to be confused with Surry. ... Alternate newspaper: The Daily Mirror (Australia) The Daily Mirror is a British tabloid daily newspaper. ...

The bird's owner, Peter Oram, claims Charlie is over 100 years old and was the property of Sir Winston Churchill while he was Prime Minister during World War II. Oram claims that his father-in-law, Percy Dabner, sold the parrot to Churchill in 1937 and then reclaimed the bird shortly after Churchill's death in 1965. According to the stories, the vocal bird was taught by Churchill to shout curses at Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, to the chagrin of officials within the British government. Reportedly, Charlie still repeats the phrases "Fuck the Nazis!" and "Fuck Hitler!", even managing to duplicate the distinctive inflections of Churchill's voice. Officials at the nursery indicate that she does not speak very much any more at her advanced age, rendering verification difficult. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC (Can) (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was an English statesman, soldier, and author. ... A prime minister is the very most senior minister of a cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... It has been suggested that True parrots be merged into this article or section. ... National Socialism redirects here. ... Hitler redirects here. ...

Oram's claims have been solidly rejected by the administrators of the Chartwell property, Churchill's former country home, who have no record of any parrot. Further, Churchill's only surviving daughter, Lady Soames, has denied her father ever owning a macaw. According to Soames, Churchill did in fact own an African Grey Parrot named Polly, but sold the bird before assuming the role of Prime Minister. Chartwell For the suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, see Chartwell, South Africa Chartwell, located two miles south of Westerham, Kent, England, was the home of Sir Winston Churchill. ... The Rt. ... This article has now been sucessfully imported to Wikibooks. ...

References

• BBC article January, 2004

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